Swana Surname
Approximately 9,822 people bear this surname
Swana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,535 | 1:16,291 | 2,031 |
| Pakistan | 2,145 | 1:83,284 | 2,838 |
| South Africa | 1,879 | 1:28,833 | 3,703 |
| Zambia | 1,046 | 1:15,153 | 1,724 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Swana (1,899) may also be a first name.
Swana Demographics
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Swana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swana (Arabic: سوانا, Bengali: স্বনা, Hindi: स्वाना, Oriya: ନା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Swana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,147th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 741,962 people. The last name Swana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Swana reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,422nd most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 1,899 people.
The last name Swana is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,535 people, or 1 in 16,291. Excluding The DR Congo Swana occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 19 percent reside.
Swana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Swana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Swana last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Swana earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning R 219,228 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swana in the Bengali language | ||
| স্বনা | sbana | - |
| Swana in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वाना | svana | 66.67 |
| स्वना | svana | 6.67 |
| सवाना | savana | 6.67 |
| सबाना | sabana | 6.67 |
| सबना | sabana | 6.67 |
| स्वर्णा | svarna | 6.67 |
| Swana in the Oriya language | ||
| ନା | na | 25 |
| ନନ୍ | nan | 25 |
| ାନା | ana | 25 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 25 |
| Swana in the Arabic language | ||
| سوانا | swana | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swana
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